Communication Consultant
Position Summary Expectations - Duties, Responsibilities
Salary range - Candidate to provide a daily rate
- Develop a written communications and outreach plan that:
- Reviews CAST’s related documents, analyzes and clarifies roles and responsibilities for communications across CAST and its implementing partners and ASA/WISHH.
- Identifies strategic opportunities and obstacles for communications over the life of the five-year CAST project as well as for continued long-term engagement by stakeholders after CAST concludes.
- In coordination with ASA/WISHH, develop strategic communication and implementation strategies for communication-related issues and donor results content that supports CAST objectives and aligns with ASA and WISHH missions.
- Assists in the development of a communications processes, including a calendar, to identify and execute communications plans and events consistent with CAST/ASA/WISHH brand identities.
- Helps to establish a positive brand identity for quality Cambodian-raised fish across consumers and stakeholders.
- Develop, with the executive team, media strategies, to refine and communicate key messages.
- Provides guidance and preparedness for crisis management.
- Recommends online platform management and content, including content creation and the methods for managing social media platforms suitable for the objective of dissemination and interaction with the stakeholders.
- Recommends communications tools and activities to measure the impact on achieving the overall communications objectives.
- Education:
- At least Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications, journalism or marketing.
- Experience:
- At least 10 years’ experience in areas such as organizational or corporate public relations, reporting, communications.
- Knowledge of the Microsoft Word and media related tools is a must.
- Professional level of written and verbal communication in English
- Capabilities - Must Have
- Ability to think strategically and provide solid counsel through one-on-one communications as well as in written formats for long-term implementation by others following completion of the consultancy;
- Ability to work and communicate with diverse people to ensure effective internal and external relationships;
- Finely honed interpersonal skills with ability to work with different clients, stakeholders and partners, and to deliver under pressure and tight deadlines;
- Ability to manage time effectively, work independently, and exercise good, sound judgment
- Highly motivated, innovative, organized, accurate, detail oriented with strong written and oral communication skills in English and Khmer;
- Must be able to distill technical or academic information into readable and engaging content for social media, reports, presentations and other communications;
- High degree of organization, punctuality and commitment;
- Exhibit integrity, judgment and discretion along with a professional demeanor and interpersonal style that elicits trust from colleagues, funders, elected and appointed government officials, as well as local partners;
